Trump and Clinton in Virtual Tie Going Into Monday Nights Debate

The hour of judgment is upon all likely voters tomorrow night. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are virtually tied in the race for the White House on the eve of the first debate between the nominees, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll.

The survey among likely voters split this way:

Clinton: 46 percent

Trump: 44 percent

Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson: 5 percent

Green Party nominee Jill Stein: 1 percent.

The poll has a 3.5 point margin of error.

Among registered, which is more important than the above, voters, support goes like this:

Clinton: 41 percent

Trump: 41 percent

Johnson: 7 percent

Stein: 2 percent.

The head-to-head match among likely voters, which is the most accurate, between the Democratic and GOP nominees shows:

Clinton: 49 percent

Trump: 47 percent

Trump Clinton virtual tie ahead of first debate.

In the two-way race, the pair are tied at 46 percent among likely voters, according to the survey.

It should be noted that after the early August conventions, Clinton led Trump by 8 points in early August and by 5 points in early September.

The first debate will be held Monday at Hofstra University in New York. According to the poll, eight in 10 voters say they plan to watch. That could include over 100 million Americans.

Dwight L. Schwab Jr. is a moderate conservative who looks at all sides of a story, then speaks his mind. He has written more than 3500 national political and foreign affairs columns. His BS in journalism from the University of Oregon, with minors in political science and American history stands him in good stead for his writing.

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Dwight has 30-years in the publishing industry, including ABC/Cap Cities and International Thomson. His first book, “Redistribution of Common Sense – Selective Commentaries on the Obama Administration 2009-2014,” was published in July, 2014. “The Game Changer – America’s Most Stunning Presidential Election in History,” was published in April 2017.

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Dwight is a native of Portland, Oregon, and now a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.